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Aspen Aerogels
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in Aspen Aerogels in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.18% → 80.15% (+0.97%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 47 (-8)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 13

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $112M (-$24.4M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
47
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-14.55%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
13
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$6.22M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$4.68M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.11M
4
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$1.62M
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$549K

Top Sellers

1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$8.53M
2
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
-$1.54M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.15M
4
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
-$945K
5
NC
NBW Capital
Massachusetts
-$940K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GKFF
1
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$19.2M – – –
RO
2
Reservoir Operations
New York
$17.6M – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.4M +$4.68M +676,150 +44%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$12.6M -$1.15M -165,852 -7%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$12.4M -$745K -107,629 -5%
PRCM
6
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$6.41M -$96.4K -13,923 -1%
CAM
7
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$5.46M +$6.22M +898,735 New
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.38M +$2.11M +305,029 +73%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$3.88M +$280K +40,406 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
10
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.85M – – –
WSA
11
Wall Street Associates
California
$1.83M +$44.3K +6,400 +2%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.79M +$230K +33,168 +13%
TAM
13
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$1.42M +$1.62M +233,500 New
GIP
14
Granite Investment Partners
California
$1.04M -$178K -25,726 -13%
NCGI
15
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$992K -$1.54M -222,225 -58%
BCM
16
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$925K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
17
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$778K +$222K +32,142 +33%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$723K -$405K -58,439 -33%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$668K +$163K +23,600 +27%
GGHC
20
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$619K -$8.53M -1,232,100 -92%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$575K +$351K +50,696 +115%
BA
22
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$499K +$549K +79,339 +2,760%
NC
23
NBW Capital
Massachusetts
$415K -$940K -135,799 -67%
RA
24
Royce & Associates
New York
$413K +$471K +67,985 New
BFA
25
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$286K +$11.6K +1,676 +4%
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ASPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $112M — down 18% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of ASPN and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Cortina Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.22M. The largest seller was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, cutting an estimated $8.53M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) as of Q4 2015, down from 55 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $112M of Aspen Aerogels stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Aspen Aerogels positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels buyer in Q4 2015 was Cortina Asset Management, an estimated $6.22M added.
  • The largest Aspen Aerogels seller in Q4 2015 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $8.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.